Diagnosis Code

C16.0 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF CARDIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C16.0

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of cardia

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of cardia

The code C16.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)
      • Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16)
        • C16.0 Malignant neoplasm of cardia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Carcinoma of cardia
  • Leiomyosarcoma of cardia of stomach
  • Leiomyosarcoma of cardioesophageal junction
  • Leiomyosarcoma of esophagus
  • Leiomyosarcoma of stomach
  • Leiomyosarcoma of stomach
  • Lymphoma of cardia of stomach
  • Lymphoma of cardioesophageal junction
  • Malignant lymphoma of esophagus
  • Malignant mesenchymal neoplasm of esophagus
  • Malignant neoplasm of cardiac orifice of stomach
  • Malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction of stomach
  • Malignant tumor of cardia
  • Primary adenocarcinoma of cardia of stomach
  • Primary adenocarcinoma of distal third of esophagus
  • Primary adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction
  • Primary carcinoma of cardia
  • Primary carcinoma of stomach
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of abdominal esophagus
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of abdominal esophagus
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of cardia of stomach
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of esophagogastric junction
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
  • Siewert type I adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction
  • Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction
  • Siewert type III adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C16.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Digestive Malignancy With Mcc (374)
  • Digestive Malignancy With Cc (375)
  • Digestive Malignancy Without Cc/mcc (376)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C16.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Malignant neoplasm of cardiac orifice
    • Malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction
    • Malignant neoplasm of esophagus and stomach
    • Malignant neoplasm of gastro-esophageal junction

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C16.0 Right Arrow 151.0 Mal neo stomach cardia

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
C16 Malignant neoplasm of stomach
C16.1 Malignant neoplasm of fundus of stomach
C16.2 Malignant neoplasm of body of stomach
C16.3 Malignant neoplasm of pyloric antrum
C16.4 Malignant neoplasm of pylorus
C16.5 Malignant neoplasm of lesser curvature of stomach, unspecified
C16.6 Malignant neoplasm of greater curvature of stomach, unspecified
C16.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of stomach
C16.9 Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023